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In response to Stuart Appelbaum's letter, David Paterson's campaign manager is arguing that "frontrunners can falter" and that voters "want leaders to be straightforward" and "open about their... READ MORE»
After being told of Stuart Appelbaum's letter urging David Paterson out of the governor's race, City Councilman Leroy Comrie said he's not surprised. "Paterson has not made a lot of friends in labor," Comrie said, speaking to me after the mayor's state of the city speech in Queens. He added that Paterson "is not creating a lot of... READ MORE»
The movement to Andrew Cuomo has begun, with this open letter from Stuart Appelbaum, head of RWDSU. "David Paterson is a good man who has done what he has thought was best for the citizens of New York," Appelbaum wrote. "Nonetheless, polling has consistently shown, as have his campaign finance reports, that David Paterson is not the strongest candidate that New York Democrats can put... READ MORE»
Here's Bill Thompson in Florida yesterday with the Stuart Appelbaum, thanking him for the help RWDSU gave to his mayoral campaign. Not a bad friend for Thompson, who is openly considering a statewide run next year. Steve Kornacki thinks the state comptroller's race is Thompson's best... READ MORE»
Michael Bloomberg’s endorsements yesterday by John Podesta was, according to David Chen “is the clearest indication yet that Mr. Thompson should not expect a political lifeline anytime soon” from Podesta’s former boss Bill Clinton or Barack Obama.... READ MORE»
President Obama may be getting involved in local contests, but there’s one he hasn’t touched so far: the New York City mayor's... READ MORE»
R.W.D.S.U., a union that is one of Bill Thompson's most important institutional supporters, is backing one of Michael Bloomberg’s key legislative allies, Christine Quinn, in an upcoming... READ MORE»
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RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum's threat to Michael Bloomberg is now a bumper sticker the labor leader is handing... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Labor leaders told Democratic Party officials of concerns they are being overlooked during a meeting today in... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Here's the problem. Any workable resolution to the leadership fight in the State Senate—one that isn't immediately challenged in court by one side or the other, or both—will have to be brought about by the senators. And the senators, it should be said, don't look capable of much at... READ MORE»
It’s probably safe to assume that the faculty dining room at the Bronx’s Lehman College will be packed the evening of June 24 with a lot of people wanting a lot of things from the Related... READ MORE»
ALBANY—State Senator Jeff Klein today will introduce another bill to raise income taxes on higher-income earners, but it does not have support from major players in a coalition that has been pushing similar... READ MORE»
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Prior to yesterday morning, it appeared that maybe Markus Dohle had secretly climbed out through his bathroom window at some point during the past six months and gone home to Germany. The dapper but mildly off-putting 40-year-old had been appointed CEO of Random House Inc. back in May, and since then, as far as anyone could tell, he had done pretty much nothing. Most of the men and women of 1745 Broadway--from the editors... READ MORE»
